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power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. to follow the wings.cbcbcbb >>> she is the red hot star of the hit sitcom "modern family" and in tonight's encore, sofia vergara talks with my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden. >> i know that i have an accent, but people understand me just fine. >> reporter: it was a role written just for her. >> i called your secretary and hold her to ord a box of baby jesus. >> reporter: she plays gloria on abc's hit comedy "modern family." we got to spend some time with her backstage at "modern family" and we wondered just how close is he to her character gloria. >> no, it's dirty and it has a spider. >> she's colombian and she has a kid from a previous marriage. she's loud. >> reporter: she has a hot temper. but in real life, she's more than just a hot latin mother that she plays on television. she's a cover girl and a business woman, with her own production company. >> i'm sofia vergara and i'm not afraid to work wi
power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. to follow the wings.cbcbcbb >>> she is the red hot star of the hit sitcom "modern family" and in tonight's encore, sofia vergara talks with my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden. >> i know that i have an accent, but people understand me just fine. >> reporter: it was a role...
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today i signed an agreement between the united states and afghanistan. that defines a new relationship between our countries. future in which afghans are responsible for the security of their nation. we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states. future in which a war expends a new chapter begins. tonight i'd like to speak to you about this transition. and first let us remember why we came here. here in afghanistan where osama bin laden established a save haven for his trif trift -- terrorist organization here are al qaeda brought new troops, trained them and plotted acts of terror, it was here al qaeda launched attack that's killed nearly 3,000 innocent men, women and children. so 10 years ago, united states and our allies went to war to make sure al qaeda could never again use this country to launch attacks against us. despite success for a number of reasons the war has taken longer than most anticipated. 2002 bin laden and his lieu tenants escaped and established save havens in pakistan. americans spent eight years in iraq and al qaeda's
today i signed an agreement between the united states and afghanistan. that defines a new relationship between our countries. future in which afghans are responsible for the security of their nation. we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states. future in which a war expends a new chapter begins. tonight i'd like to speak to you about this transition. and first let us remember why we came here. here in afghanistan where osama bin laden established a save haven for his trif trift...
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states. numbers into washington, d.c. 90 and out towards west, 64 degrees in seattle. there are 66 in tahoe. here in the bay area there is temperatures coming up away from the coast. 73 in campbell. and there is along the coastline a breezy, cool forecast. there is 57 in pacifica. there is breezy conditions and clouds lingering in daily city. 56 there. there is into the north bay, it's a little bit warmer. head out towards east bay, breezy and 65 in oakland. there is a mild sunny day there is 58 degrees in monterey. up to 72 inland. so it's just a minor warm up. there is warmer wednesday, thursday. >> dipping down again? >> exactly. >> and still ahead, the coin flip led to the creation of a san francisco-based beauty brand now an international sensation. the women behind benefit. >> with gas prices the they way are, people are thinking about buying a new fuel-efficient car. dealerships aren't your only option. my tips on how to work with a broker coming up next. >> the news at 4:00 continues
states. numbers into washington, d.c. 90 and out towards west, 64 degrees in seattle. there are 66 in tahoe. here in the bay area there is temperatures coming up away from the coast. 73 in campbell. and there is along the coastline a breezy, cool forecast. there is 57 in pacifica. there is breezy conditions and clouds lingering in daily city. 56 there. there is into the north bay, it's a little bit warmer. head out towards east bay, breezy and 65 in oakland. there is a mild sunny day there is...
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and the key thing is to get him out of there and to the united states. that's, i think, what we ought to all focus on. but i also think it's important to recognize that people who helped him are being rounded up and detained. people are being arrested. there are other people that helped mr. chen get to the american embassy. we have to focus on them as well. but the first priority is to get him out of there and to the united states. >> there is a lot of back and forth about the osama bin laden web ad that the obama campaign is running. and it quotes mid rom in 2007 saying, in a quote, it's not worth heaven and earth trying to spend millions of drying trying to catch one person. you and romney were oeptd opponents at the time and you took issue with those comments before obama did. here is an article from politico at that time. it's not worth moving hempb and earth spending billions of dollars just to try to catch one american. it takes a dwee of naivete. and it seems like and you the president agree on this situation, no? >> i think what mitt was saying a
and the key thing is to get him out of there and to the united states. that's, i think, what we ought to all focus on. but i also think it's important to recognize that people who helped him are being rounded up and detained. people are being arrested. there are other people that helped mr. chen get to the american embassy. we have to focus on them as well. but the first priority is to get him out of there and to the united states. >> there is a lot of back and forth about the osama bin...
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second term as president of the united states. [cheers and applause] [chanting] >> now, governor romney is a patriotic american. he has raised a wonderful family, and he has much to be proud of. he runs a large financial firm, but i think he has learned the wrong lessons from these experiences. he sincerely believes that ceos and wealthy investors like him make money, the rest of us will automatically prosper well. when a woman in iowa shares the story of her financial struggles he responded with financial theory. he said hour productivity equals our income. let me tell you something, virginia, the problem with our economy is not that the american people aren't productive enough. you've never worked harder in your lives. you're working harder than ever. the challenge we face right now--the challenge we faced for over a decade is harder work and higher incomes. it's bigger profits have not led to better jobs. governor romney does not seem to get that. he doesn't seem to understand that maximizing profits by whatever means necessary
second term as president of the united states. [cheers and applause] [chanting] >> now, governor romney is a patriotic american. he has raised a wonderful family, and he has much to be proud of. he runs a large financial firm, but i think he has learned the wrong lessons from these experiences. he sincerely believes that ceos and wealthy investors like him make money, the rest of us will automatically prosper well. when a woman in iowa shares the story of her financial struggles he...
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states, might be going to vacation in the united states, might be going to do business in the united states. >> on average they spend over $6,000 per visit. renting rooms in a hotel, going to shopping malls and buying things, eating in restaurants, taking taxi cabs, so they're spending money in america and so they're creating jobs. >> worldwide, the state department issued 7.8 million non-immigrant visas in 2011. the greatest demand was from brazil and china. american consular officers are charged with deciding whether those visas are awarded and to whom. those officers train at the foreign service institute outside washington dc. >> consular work is up close and personal diplomacy. how we conduct ourselves is just the empathetic voice for a distraught american, the professional, dignified visa interview. the transparency as we uphold our laws. this is public diplomacy. >> consular work is one of the key elements of the mission of the foreign service and consular officers who are posted overseas in u.s. embassies and consulates have the principal requirement of protecting u.s. citize
states, might be going to vacation in the united states, might be going to do business in the united states. >> on average they spend over $6,000 per visit. renting rooms in a hotel, going to shopping malls and buying things, eating in restaurants, taking taxi cabs, so they're spending money in america and so they're creating jobs. >> worldwide, the state department issued 7.8 million non-immigrant visas in 2011. the greatest demand was from brazil and china. american consular...
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serving the interests of the united states. and demonstrating the high caliber of the american system of free enterprise. system which from this new frontier is nothing into the brain of the world oil. one of the material that is making the truly great contribution to our modern civilization. one of the reasons the reason for the primary one for the invasion of iraq is to ensure u.s. control over the major energy resources of the world the lee embassy which means people inside baghdad it is a city like no other embassy in history or in the world they're not building the embassy. in syria rank in the huge basins around with an intention to leave their building with an intention to maintain control. since two thousand and three the u.s. has built dozens of military bases in iraq in two thousand and eight the u.s. and iraqi governments signed an agreement that states that all foreign troops should leave the country by two thousand and eleven. the agreement also says that the u.s. will not seek permanent basis or a permanent milita
serving the interests of the united states. and demonstrating the high caliber of the american system of free enterprise. system which from this new frontier is nothing into the brain of the world oil. one of the material that is making the truly great contribution to our modern civilization. one of the reasons the reason for the primary one for the invasion of iraq is to ensure u.s. control over the major energy resources of the world the lee embassy which means people inside baghdad it is a...
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our strategy for dealing with threats to the united states have changed. and that's would drive reductions. but i worry that we're just seeing a budget cut, i don't see the threat going out. i think we should have our air control alert locations. it looks like they just handed you a bill to pay, and then you had to make cuts to meet those targets. do you think they considered the impact of getting rid of the air force bomb squads? i know governors all over the country use. to help when they need a bomb squad. i've certainly seen it in my own state of vermont. do you think they thought of that? that that impacts the states pretty badly? >> i'm going to address this question first. senator, you're correct. that threat is still there. and i think that according to studies that you referenced that are classified, could the nation assume a little additional risk? that's a discussion i would like to have you with in a classified -- >> but what i worry about is the discussion is driven more by budgetary issues, and not by reality. >> certainly the budget does com
our strategy for dealing with threats to the united states have changed. and that's would drive reductions. but i worry that we're just seeing a budget cut, i don't see the threat going out. i think we should have our air control alert locations. it looks like they just handed you a bill to pay, and then you had to make cuts to meet those targets. do you think they considered the impact of getting rid of the air force bomb squads? i know governors all over the country use. to help when they...
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may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand before the playing of "taps" and the benediction. ["taps" playing] >> go into the world to preserve peace, remember the wisdom you have learned, and be courageous. pursue excellence in all things and cling to that which is good. lift up the oppressed, defend the helpless, honor god, fear no man. love and serve the lord, amen. >> please remain in place until the president has departed. [applause] ♪ >> the new america, asia is hosting a discussion today of what has learned from the documents retreat at osama bin laden, lb during last year's rate. we will hear from offer a report on what the document say about the future of al qaeda. that is live on c-span to it 12:15 eastern. here on c-span, headlines in your calls live on
may god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand before the playing of "taps" and the benediction. ["taps" playing] >> go into the world to preserve peace, remember the wisdom you have learned, and be courageous. pursue excellence in all things and cling to that which is good. lift up the oppressed, defend the helpless, honor god, fear no man. love and serve the lord, amen. >> please remain in place until the...
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how significant is the danger in the united states to americans here and what are you doing in order to be better able to coordinate with state and local governments to be able to take care of that challenge? >> the top five countries of ied events every month, pakistan, colombia, russia, syria and the united states and that's not well understood, but we do have an ied challenge, and i tell our partners, federal partners that and they understand there's an ied coming to a national mall near you. it's coming here. there are too many networks, too many of this generation of bomb makers that are determined. we've been very successful, i think, as a nation in preventing these, but they are good and they are very determined. where we have -- i think the way of the future in this, to handle this enduring domestic threat is to really knit together all of the tools we have at our disposal. as we understand these networks, where's their money? and we have partnership with department of treasury. how are they doing business? department of commerce, fbi and others, they have tools to go after t
how significant is the danger in the united states to americans here and what are you doing in order to be better able to coordinate with state and local governments to be able to take care of that challenge? >> the top five countries of ied events every month, pakistan, colombia, russia, syria and the united states and that's not well understood, but we do have an ied challenge, and i tell our partners, federal partners that and they understand there's an ied coming to a national mall...
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thank you for your continued support of your united states air force. and of your airmen. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. since the turn of the century we have been involved, heavily involved in combat operations which have required, required our personnel to deploy frequently and caused incredible wear and tear on both people and the vital equipment that we need for readiness. we have had little time to train for anything other than counter insurgency. notwithstanding the steps taken by congress to increase investments, reported readiness rates have significantly declined over the 10 past years. record funding in still significant decline. in past readiness subcommittees we have been told by your pred associat -- predecessors. now we have the draw down in iraq. and surge recovery, in afghanistan, this year. and phased draw down there after. can you give tuesday what your best protections are as to when we will see a more positive readiness trend in light of the draw down that is currently under way? >> thank you, chairman. from the arm
thank you for your continued support of your united states air force. and of your airmen. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. since the turn of the century we have been involved, heavily involved in combat operations which have required, required our personnel to deploy frequently and caused incredible wear and tear on both people and the vital equipment that we need for readiness. we have had little time to train for anything other than counter...
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i really want to start off by reminding everybody that today the united states army remains committed around the globe. we have 92,000 soldiers currently deployed in support of operations. 68,000 of those are in afghanistan. as you know the president and the secretary of defense provided new strategic guidance to focus our efforts on the beginning of the year. the guidance was clear, very collaborative process. we've been through that. more than ten years of fighting two large scale operations. the army clearly is moving inside a frame of transition over the next five, six, seven years. it's important to me that we continue to apply the lessens. we will be leaner and more agile army that is a versatile and ready component of the joint force. our charter will remain to be the best manned, best equipped, best trained, to be decisive for a broad range's missions. in today's increasingly uncertain and complex strategic environment we must ensure that we sustain a diverse mix of rapidly deemployable capabilities, adapt processes to reflect broader ranges of requirements. and through the ch
i really want to start off by reminding everybody that today the united states army remains committed around the globe. we have 92,000 soldiers currently deployed in support of operations. 68,000 of those are in afghanistan. as you know the president and the secretary of defense provided new strategic guidance to focus our efforts on the beginning of the year. the guidance was clear, very collaborative process. we've been through that. more than ten years of fighting two large scale operations....
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it does commit the united states to regard major non-nato ally. that's a big word because of countries such as republic of korea and japan. that could change on how specifically this would look. the agreement does not have any specific issuings on the basings. one is those bases will not be used against others and so on. so we need to kind of be still in the negotiation process. but, yes, the idea is the united states will stay committed, as you're correct. everybody said the announcement of 2014 will say, look, we just got to wait it out and we have it. the question is, what kind of afghanistan -- okay, you have a presence where true international help, not just u.s. -- this is a nato agreement, maybe some other partners. you have a government in afghanistan that's selected because there will be an election if the constitution is to be respected before 2014, that controls certain areas of the country. there's an afghan national army that's controlling specific areas. then the taliban kind of merge into a power in the areas in the south. that's on
it does commit the united states to regard major non-nato ally. that's a big word because of countries such as republic of korea and japan. that could change on how specifically this would look. the agreement does not have any specific issuings on the basings. one is those bases will not be used against others and so on. so we need to kind of be still in the negotiation process. but, yes, the idea is the united states will stay committed, as you're correct. everybody said the announcement of...
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the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an ally or regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is a regime has an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about it we know for a fact that there are weapons there. there are a group of people who for many years had advocated going after saddam hussein and they push this hard and of course raw intelligence data can be interpreted in a lot of different voices i'm sure experts who talk to you about. and so there were a group of people i think that were adamant that this was the right course to pursue. why did the administration so dramatically underestimate the cost of this war we did not have perfect foresight into what we were going to find in iraq. with the costs of the war rising and the search for weapons of mass destruction going nowhere the administration turns to david kay this work is being carried out into the direction dr david kay a respected scientist and former u.n. inspector was leading the weapons search in iraq we are
the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an ally or regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is a regime has an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about it we know for a fact that there are weapons there. there are a group of people who for many years had advocated going after saddam hussein and they push this hard and of course raw intelligence data can be interpreted in a lot of...
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duma to file a complaint against the united states and thailand victor boot himself says because he knows he's innocent. he's hoping that he will not end up serving the entire twenty five years that he's been sentenced to but whether or not that's going to be the case we're going to have to wait and see. and you can catch the full interview with victor that will be on sunday here on c. minutes past the hour here in moscow now in indonesia a search team has found at least twelve bodies on the slopes of a volcano where a new russian airliner crashed on wednesday during a show flight the rescue operation has been halted overnight and till saturday morning as far as mt that everyone on board might be dead. heard from the family and friends who are still holding out hope. chaos to jakarta's domestic airport where hundreds gathered after russian superjet sukhoi one hundred went missing from radars early thursday their worst fears were realized as air force helicopters found the remains of the plane on a mountainside thirty miles outside indonesia's capital city. ever since the plane disap
duma to file a complaint against the united states and thailand victor boot himself says because he knows he's innocent. he's hoping that he will not end up serving the entire twenty five years that he's been sentenced to but whether or not that's going to be the case we're going to have to wait and see. and you can catch the full interview with victor that will be on sunday here on c. minutes past the hour here in moscow now in indonesia a search team has found at least twelve bodies on the...
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states don't count on the united states because the feeling is we threw him under the truck, that our government, our white house, said he's been there too long and so forth. that's the impression in the arab world which makes other friends of the united states step back and wonder gee, are they allies and friends or aren't they? along with the muslim brotherhood control i think 73% of the parliament. i could be wrong by 3 or 4% but that's good enough for government work. what does that mean? you've got -- you have i'm going to guess, 60%, 70% of the men under 40 are probably unemployed in that country. all of us we see a revolution like that and you can't help but think isn't that fabulous. wonderful. ese people who have been denied. they don't have the free political and economic systems where this have jobs and opportunities and the ability to do things. you look at what happened and who is in charge. it wasn't a bunch of young people looking for jobs. you have 73% are on the extreme side. in the parliament. what's the single most valuable thing right now i will submit is the u.s.
states don't count on the united states because the feeling is we threw him under the truck, that our government, our white house, said he's been there too long and so forth. that's the impression in the arab world which makes other friends of the united states step back and wonder gee, are they allies and friends or aren't they? along with the muslim brotherhood control i think 73% of the parliament. i could be wrong by 3 or 4% but that's good enough for government work. what does that mean?...
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we tried to take a look at those mission sets and capabilities that the united states needed that could be supplied by the air national guard and certainly that's one of those cape tbl is that is a dual use. it has a function in title ten, but also for the governors. i think that issue that has been highlighted with the council of governors involvement under the new processes that we have inside d.o.d. highlights the fact that we need to do a better job of communicating with the generals and the governors to get the effect of title ten decisions on the governors' ability to respond to explosive ordinance disposal. >> i think the air force especially when we're considering some of the air force has cut into the guard and resevens for more than the army or navy, i worry that they're not listening to some of the concerns of governors. certainly i get that from governors, both parties, senator graham does, too. it makes me wonder if you see any analysis persuasion they're relying more on the active component is going to save money or provide the air force with more capability? >> no, sir, i
we tried to take a look at those mission sets and capabilities that the united states needed that could be supplied by the air national guard and certainly that's one of those cape tbl is that is a dual use. it has a function in title ten, but also for the governors. i think that issue that has been highlighted with the council of governors involvement under the new processes that we have inside d.o.d. highlights the fact that we need to do a better job of communicating with the generals and...
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the united states has budgeted ninety million dollars we can turn it into crowns. but i thought they were trying to divert us i do believe in the mid ninety's ninety million that would be what it would lead to many of them would go on that i move you go through you just they're going to push to . reduce twenty one you know how many bases do they have around the world one hundred eighty eight in western germany. they rule the world fully expect that the czech people will participate in a lot of that it's just logical that the checks would be the people who are primarily or at least to a large extent participating in that construction and in that maintenance amanda knox county. better. would you not you are a sovereign country you have every right and you should make those decisions it's just what i knew then yeah. but but just emotional and i. want to thank you i didn't think through our heart that we're want to come back. as one of my favorite places ok no no. no that's not all of us no no you. know from the front that's fantastic. but i have all the parts i'm keep
the united states has budgeted ninety million dollars we can turn it into crowns. but i thought they were trying to divert us i do believe in the mid ninety's ninety million that would be what it would lead to many of them would go on that i move you go through you just they're going to push to . reduce twenty one you know how many bases do they have around the world one hundred eighty eight in western germany. they rule the world fully expect that the czech people will participate in a lot of...
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especially for the united states and others in the region. .. >> the other is dr. james wright is an american historian, president emeritus of dartmouth college and a marine. i and the director emeritus of the memorial association board of directors. first a few quick words of the non-profit federal organization chartered to commemorate the valor of members of the united states armed forces killed lost or died in military service for broke above the list of duties for the marine memorial association we are responsible for maintaining the extraordinary club -- club as a memorial to pay tribute to those who carry-on. to lourdes board visit our web site at marine club.com. please turn off your cellphones and any other noisemakers you may have. this wednesday may 9th paula bravo will speak all biden. the indication of general petraeus and was imbedded in his death in she adds, -- has hundreds of hours to tell the inside story of his development and leadership from every vantage point*. last, you have question cards. i would make use of those cards that is how we will h
especially for the united states and others in the region. .. >> the other is dr. james wright is an american historian, president emeritus of dartmouth college and a marine. i and the director emeritus of the memorial association board of directors. first a few quick words of the non-profit federal organization chartered to commemorate the valor of members of the united states armed forces killed lost or died in military service for broke above the list of duties for the marine memorial...
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most people in the united states don't realize this. they think it is just an active component. but the role that reserve plays is very important. this committee appreciate that very much. this subcommittee will reconvene on wednesday, june 6 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony from outside witnesses. now we will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the senate banking committee is looking into home mortgage refinancing. witnesses include the heads of the national association of realtors and quicken loans. at 10:00 eastern, the ethics and public policy center hosts a discussion on a religious freedom and includes the unveiling of a plan for religious freedom caucuses in the 50 state legislatures. the keynote speaker is archbishop william lori of baltimore. speech is at 7:15 p.m. eastern. speech is at 7:15 p.m. eastern.
most people in the united states don't realize this. they think it is just an active component. but the role that reserve plays is very important. this committee appreciate that very much. this subcommittee will reconvene on wednesday, june 6 at 10:00 a.m. to receive testimony from outside witnesses. now we will stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the senate...
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and it was a way to show that they were getting some inroads within the united states. it looks to me that awlaki was not directly involved in the operational component, but was certainly involved through e-mail contacts in helping inspire him to do that. so both targeting directly, but also inspiring individuals, they became a serious threat, and then we saw that a year or so later with the plot that was, attempted to put explosive devices into printer cartridges. >> host: cargo planes bound for the u.s. >> guest: in cargo planes, that's exactly right. and what's interesting is al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, probably better than any other al-qaeda affiliate by this time, is they were really innovative. the bomb that they established for the christmas day bomber, 2009, was again one that they figured out how to get it undetected in airports because it had no metal components. and they had tested that bomb, and that worked. >> host: these were the plastic explosives what that were sceneo abdulmutallab's underwear, and the only reason it didn't work is the ignition di
and it was a way to show that they were getting some inroads within the united states. it looks to me that awlaki was not directly involved in the operational component, but was certainly involved through e-mail contacts in helping inspire him to do that. so both targeting directly, but also inspiring individuals, they became a serious threat, and then we saw that a year or so later with the plot that was, attempted to put explosive devices into printer cartridges. >> host: cargo planes...
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murrow reporting back to the united states with strongly held views to get to into the war. and able her and then sent over by president roosevelt to deal with our foreign-aid program for england. and the ambassador of course, kennedy was partial to the germans and i suspect that is why roosevelt brought him home. of marvelous book about the three of them. with churchill and their advocacy of the united states breaking out of the isolationist mode. the author had previously written a
murrow reporting back to the united states with strongly held views to get to into the war. and able her and then sent over by president roosevelt to deal with our foreign-aid program for england. and the ambassador of course, kennedy was partial to the germans and i suspect that is why roosevelt brought him home. of marvelous book about the three of them. with churchill and their advocacy of the united states breaking out of the isolationist mode. the author had previously written a
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why would you build fire houses in iraq instead of the in the united states? well, maybe because we knocked down the fire houses in iraq. but secondly, because maybe as i said at the beginning of my talk, it's really important to the u.s. that country x have a functioning society where if somebody's house is burning down somebody could come and put it out. my problem with the domestic critique, it's where we should not spend money overseas and should spend it at home. one thing to be progressive and that's to realize we are all connected and we don't have the choice of taking the ron paul choice saying the rest of the world can look after itself. >> a question from the gentleman against the back wall? >> the grassroots policy, i am not aware of what that is. >> the question is what is the grassroots policy? >> i think i mentioned a little bit about grassroots development which is the notion of bottom up development, so you take local community ideas or local community approaches. there's a big discussion right now about the kind of -- the bottom of the pyramid
why would you build fire houses in iraq instead of the in the united states? well, maybe because we knocked down the fire houses in iraq. but secondly, because maybe as i said at the beginning of my talk, it's really important to the u.s. that country x have a functioning society where if somebody's house is burning down somebody could come and put it out. my problem with the domestic critique, it's where we should not spend money overseas and should spend it at home. one thing to be...
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my heartfelt belief is the united states is -- is broke and going to go further broke. and if the -- what would be your feelings if they implemented the fair tax, but kept a, say, 3% to 5% income tax and make it a constitutional amendment that the income tax is strictly for bringing down the deficit, paying down the deficit, and the sales tax is just for running the necessities of government? i'll take my answer off the phone. thank you. >> okay. well, thank you, edward. i would be uneasy about going there partly because i've not considered or studied it or seen what the economic impact would bei want to apolish the irs and the federal income tax code and put an end to all estate tax, personal income tax, corporate income tax, and interest and dividend and capital gains tax. what really, the philosophy that i bring to this is this, and i maybe the only one that talks about it this way, but tax is a punishment. you tax, you get less of according to reagan. yet the federal government has the first lien on all productivity in america. if you have earnings and investment, u
my heartfelt belief is the united states is -- is broke and going to go further broke. and if the -- what would be your feelings if they implemented the fair tax, but kept a, say, 3% to 5% income tax and make it a constitutional amendment that the income tax is strictly for bringing down the deficit, paying down the deficit, and the sales tax is just for running the necessities of government? i'll take my answer off the phone. thank you. >> okay. well, thank you, edward. i would be uneasy...
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states senate, on the floor of the united states senate, "go bleep yourself, senator." reflecting back on his vice presidency after leaving office, mr. cheney looked back on the "go bleep yourself" moment fondly. >> it's sort of the best thing i ever did. >> but, oh, dick cheney, how do you narrow it down when you've done so much? mr. cheney, you are the most astonishing figure in american politics. we expect some people to be very, very radical in american politics. we have a wide-ranging, wide-open, unconstrained political system. we expect some people to be really radical. we also expect some people to unexpectedly gain power in politics. but there is nobody who approaches your combination of maximum power and maximum radicalism. it is astonishing that somebody as radical as you got to be as powerful as you did in our country. if i sound fired up about this, i am. i fascinated by you. you know that book i wrote this year, "drift," it is dedicated to dick cheney in the hopes that he will let me interview him about these things some day. i have a lot to ask him. but no
states senate, on the floor of the united states senate, "go bleep yourself, senator." reflecting back on his vice presidency after leaving office, mr. cheney looked back on the "go bleep yourself" moment fondly. >> it's sort of the best thing i ever did. >> but, oh, dick cheney, how do you narrow it down when you've done so much? mr. cheney, you are the most astonishing figure in american politics. we expect some people to be very, very radical in american...
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states. that's a good question i mean you know you could vote for a third party that. voting for a third party is always a vote but i think voting for a democrat is a waste of voting for republicans a wasted vote you're shooting yourself in the if you will vote for either of those was iraq war veteran veteran scott olsen a technology is advancing by the second and the government's having trouble keeping up especially when it comes to internet spying and as a result the f.b.i. has formed a secret surveillance facility called the domestic communications assistance center base in quantico virginia and the d.c. a c. for short that's tasked with inventing technology that will outpace local law enforcement's wiretapping capabilities now may seem like there's a new story about government wiretapping every day but what makes the d.c.-ac so interesting is the shroud of secrecy surrounding its formation the surveillance unit doesn't have a website and the f.b.i. has declined to comment on virtually any
states. that's a good question i mean you know you could vote for a third party that. voting for a third party is always a vote but i think voting for a democrat is a waste of voting for republicans a wasted vote you're shooting yourself in the if you will vote for either of those was iraq war veteran veteran scott olsen a technology is advancing by the second and the government's having trouble keeping up especially when it comes to internet spying and as a result the f.b.i. has formed a...
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impact of the united states entry to the war. the united states was part of the war effort from the beginning because we were selling large amounts of armaments to britain and france, not to germany and much of those sales on credit. because they were on credit, one impact of the war was to make the united states enormously wealthy because everybody ended up owing us money at the end of the war. militarily the u.s. entered the war in april of 1917, about a year and six months before the end. there was an enormous psychological boost for the our eyes when they u.s. entered. there wasn't much direct military effect immediately except on the oceans because of the u.s. had a surprisingly small standing army at that time. we did have quite a large navy which joined the british in hunting down german submarines. large numbers of american troops didn't begin arriving in france until may or june of 1918 and then they did have a considerable impact because the germans had launched a sort of desperate do or die offensive in march of 1918 w
impact of the united states entry to the war. the united states was part of the war effort from the beginning because we were selling large amounts of armaments to britain and france, not to germany and much of those sales on credit. because they were on credit, one impact of the war was to make the united states enormously wealthy because everybody ended up owing us money at the end of the war. militarily the u.s. entered the war in april of 1917, about a year and six months before the end....
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would we have seen larger attacks more directed at the united states? >> so, let me be a little bit kind of -- i don't want to spare bin laden. on one level you see bin laden in these letters calling on these regional jihadi groups to focus their attacks on the united states. at the same time you can see that he doesn't trust them. so there is something intriguing about one of these letters, the longest letters that he wrote, which is the most reflective one. this is the letter in which he propose to centralize jihadi activities. this is really the centralization, his attempt comes in 2010. so, what we seem to have is that he wants to centralize efforts, we don't know what it was like before then. and we see him -- the plan for this centralization seems to refer to this kind of special operation force that he would have liked to create based on the letter from a certain person, a very carefully written and intelligent letter about how we need to police the regional jihadi groups. so my own interpretation is that it don't think bin laden would have wante
would we have seen larger attacks more directed at the united states? >> so, let me be a little bit kind of -- i don't want to spare bin laden. on one level you see bin laden in these letters calling on these regional jihadi groups to focus their attacks on the united states. at the same time you can see that he doesn't trust them. so there is something intriguing about one of these letters, the longest letters that he wrote, which is the most reflective one. this is the letter in which...
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of virginia and a great country of the united states of america. for him, there were no guarantees crossing that ocean. there was only an opportunity that king james gave him to found this new world. many of you as you walk across the stage will have already found those opportunities. many of you and still be searching. but let me tell you the words of francis bacon. a wise man or woman will make more opportunities and he finds. it is true. when i was in your seat 36 years ago, all i knew was i was going into the army. i had no idea that an average middle-class kid from fairfax county would grow up to have the same job thomas jefferson had, and patrick henry, the first two governors of virginia. it is a great country, isn't it? it doesn't matter whether your first job as president of the first job as president of the company
of virginia and a great country of the united states of america. for him, there were no guarantees crossing that ocean. there was only an opportunity that king james gave him to found this new world. many of you as you walk across the stage will have already found those opportunities. many of you and still be searching. but let me tell you the words of francis bacon. a wise man or woman will make more opportunities and he finds. it is true. when i was in your seat 36 years ago, all i knew was i...
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states of america the greatest country on earth. so let me now explore those rules in detail. first, life is precious. serve one another. last year i went to blacksberg for the funeral of a virginia tech police officer killed in the line of duty you may have heard his story. i visitd with his wife tina and his five children, his brothers, sisters, parents. they were devastated. but even in those darkest hours they knew that officer gave his life doing what he loved doing and that was to serve the students at virginia tech. he was a military veteran who had served in iraq and he died making a routine traffic stop on campus at virginia tech. his brother asked me to read something at the memorial service for him and he wrote these words. derek live and gave his life to serve others who were in need. i would say to you we need more derek courthouses in virginia. -- crourses in virginia. >> let me tell you the another story. keith cal hune. he followed in his family's tradition and joined the army went off to serve in iraq with the 101st
states of america the greatest country on earth. so let me now explore those rules in detail. first, life is precious. serve one another. last year i went to blacksberg for the funeral of a virginia tech police officer killed in the line of duty you may have heard his story. i visitd with his wife tina and his five children, his brothers, sisters, parents. they were devastated. but even in those darkest hours they knew that officer gave his life doing what he loved doing and that was to serve...
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"united states coast guard and national defense." they are noon at the navy memorial. as you all know, and have been trying to get the book marcus' new book is service, service a -- service service a i navy seal at work. she is a nainttive of huntsville, texas. he joined the navy in 1999 and after becoming a navy seal 2002 severalled around the world. after serving two tours in iraq. he was deployed to afghanistan in the spring of 2005. for the action red wings he was warded the their i have cross in 2006 by george w. bush. after recovering the wounds, he served a second tour in iraq and received a discharge from the navy in june 2007. he is the author of the book "lone survivor" and a very poplar speaker. we can see that by the great turnout. in 2010 to honor the comrades from operation redwing. he -- warriors by providings unique education, rehabilitatation, recovery and wellness opportunities to u.s. armed forces service mens and their families. please join me in westbounding -- in welcoming marcus lou trel to luttrell to the navy memorial. [applause] >> please, sit
"united states coast guard and national defense." they are noon at the navy memorial. as you all know, and have been trying to get the book marcus' new book is service, service a -- service service a i navy seal at work. she is a nainttive of huntsville, texas. he joined the navy in 1999 and after becoming a navy seal 2002 severalled around the world. after serving two tours in iraq. he was deployed to afghanistan in the spring of 2005. for the action red wings he was warded the their...
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that the united states at this stage of history has unchallengable power and therefore responsibility to use it to. make the world over in the manner that we or the other think it ought to be made over i think behind the basic neoconservative philosophy is a considerable argand's that american interests are the primary. goal of all american foreign policy and they seem to have a really serious habit of not being interested in listening to what other people say about this subject so i don't think it's an accident at all. so much of the justification turned out to be fallacious. misleading deliberately so they thought they had a place in history they were going to bring dad obviously a very dysfunctional arab peninsula as well as a rat and they were going to change history they believe they won the cold war. and they said i we won the cold war because we were tough with the soviet union we get tough with these people and they're going to become like us it is feared to say the iraq war was a diversion from from the war on terrorism it certainly meant that people weren't paying as much at
that the united states at this stage of history has unchallengable power and therefore responsibility to use it to. make the world over in the manner that we or the other think it ought to be made over i think behind the basic neoconservative philosophy is a considerable argand's that american interests are the primary. goal of all american foreign policy and they seem to have a really serious habit of not being interested in listening to what other people say about this subject so i don't...
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you know, i'm reminded having served in iraq with the united states marine corps, in my last assignment during my tour of duty, being in meetings with tribal leaders, convincing them to cooperate with the united states, that we -- we there -- we were in it to win it, and knowing that if that was not accurate that they would be dead, that they would subsequently be killed for having cooperated with us, if, in fact, the insurgents or the al qaeda elements took back that particular river valley. the -- i was in a shirra in november in afghanistan, meeting with some village elders, and expressed that same anxiety to. so whether or not we should have been in afghanistan in the first place, and i don't believe we should have, once in we have an obligation to bring the war to a just conclusion, and i believe the way this amendment is written right now, i mean, not the -- not the amendment to strike it but the language right now achieves that -- certainly is responsible. mr. chairman, i yield back. >> gentleman's time expired. mr. smith is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you. i'll try to d
you know, i'm reminded having served in iraq with the united states marine corps, in my last assignment during my tour of duty, being in meetings with tribal leaders, convincing them to cooperate with the united states, that we -- we there -- we were in it to win it, and knowing that if that was not accurate that they would be dead, that they would subsequently be killed for having cooperated with us, if, in fact, the insurgents or the al qaeda elements took back that particular river valley....
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finally, general philip breedlove, vice chief of staff of the united states air force. welcome, general. >> madam chairman, senator ayotte, distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for your opportunity to be here today and tell our air force story. these are challenging times, and i commend you for your leadership and your efforts to ensure we have the best equipped and best trained military on the globe. it's an honor to be here to serve on behalf of our 690,000 active duty, guard, and reserve civilian airmen who serve alongside their soldiers, sailors, marine and coast guardsmen. i would like this time to share important items with you today. first, the readiness of your airmen after more than 20 years of continuous combat ops. and second, the steps we're taking to ensure a superbly trained and equipped force which is ready to support our new strategic guidance, and bottom line, to avoid a hollow force while balancing risk. the american people are fully aware that our nation has been at war for over a decade. for our air force, however, we've been conducti
finally, general philip breedlove, vice chief of staff of the united states air force. welcome, general. >> madam chairman, senator ayotte, distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for your opportunity to be here today and tell our air force story. these are challenging times, and i commend you for your leadership and your efforts to ensure we have the best equipped and best trained military on the globe. it's an honor to be here to serve on behalf of our 690,000 active duty,...
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and number two, you're just not going to see in -- hundreds of united states toorps overly. they've determined this will be more of an operation that is. at least, that's the goal reported of this. the president's surprise visit for all of us to afghanistan will be speaking tonight. he'll be sparking right on this program event well along. . would you like to watch some hardsbaul. >>> they kwi etly destroyed. as the killing of ben ludca. anyway, this is "hardball." but, y'know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most: the ones in your neighborhood. print it yourself or find a local partner. and postage is under 15 cents. i wish i would have known that cause i really don't think i chose the best location. it's not so bad... i mean you got a deal... right? [ bird cries ] go online to reach every home, every address, every time with every door direct mail. kiwi. soy milk. impulse buy. gift horse. king crab. rhubarb pie. lettuce shower. made by bees. toucan sam. that's not cheese. grass fed. curry. gingersnaps. soup can tow
and number two, you're just not going to see in -- hundreds of united states toorps overly. they've determined this will be more of an operation that is. at least, that's the goal reported of this. the president's surprise visit for all of us to afghanistan will be speaking tonight. he'll be sparking right on this program event well along. . would you like to watch some hardsbaul. >>> they kwi etly destroyed. as the killing of ben ludca. anyway, this is "hardball." but,...
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states to say that we are going to take north korea defectors who want to settle in the united states was a big step. the administration didn't toot the horn publicly, hey, look at us, it's a big thing, but it was a big, important step that i think sort of set an example out this and put a marker on the ground saying the united states is not just talking about human rights improvements in north korea, but it's trying to do something. the second thing, as you mentioned, was that he brought attention to the issue by bringing in defectors, people whose books he read, stories he's known, intimate details he's known very well about all of these folks and talked to them about the situation, and then gave statements that he met with the people and wanted to see the human rights situation improve in north korea. again, giving names and faces to the sort of problem helps to give it a broader resonance. in the book i go through some of the experiences of when the defectors came into the oval office, walking them in the oval office, and watching them respond, watching president bush respond, and
states to say that we are going to take north korea defectors who want to settle in the united states was a big step. the administration didn't toot the horn publicly, hey, look at us, it's a big thing, but it was a big, important step that i think sort of set an example out this and put a marker on the ground saying the united states is not just talking about human rights improvements in north korea, but it's trying to do something. the second thing, as you mentioned, was that he brought...